Image forming apparatus and image forming method
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKoji Yamaki
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the embodiment includes an image reading unit, a synthetic data generating unit, an image forming control unit, and a printer. The image reading unit reads an image on a sheet. The synthetic data generating unit obtains a check box to be used for determining pattern information to be added to the sheet and a management number for identifying image information from the image of the read sheet and obtains the pattern information based on the check box and the management number. The image forming control unit generates printing image information in which the pattern information is added to the image of the read sheet. The printer performs image formation based on the printing image information.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image reading unit configured to read an image on a sheet;
- a processor that executes computer executable units, wherein the computer executable units comprise:
- a synthetic data generating unit configured to obtain a check box associated with the sheet and a management number for identifying image information from the image read and obtain pattern information based on the check box and the management number;
- and
- an image forming control unit configured to generate printing image information in which the pattern information is synthesized to the image the image read on the sheet.
An image forming method comprising:
- reading an image on a sheet;
- obtaining a check box associated with the sheet and a management number for identifying image information from the image read and obtaining pattern information based on the check box and the management number;
- and
- generating printing image information in which the pattern information is synthesized to the image the image read on the sheet.
A multi-function peripheral, comprising:
- means for reading an image on a sheet;
- means for obtaining a check box associated with the sheet and a management number for identifying image information from the image read and obtaining pattern information based on the check box and the management number;
- and
- means for generating printing image information in which the pattern information is synthesized to the image the image read on the sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.